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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Impact of Clinical Atropine Use in Taiwanese Schoolchildren: Changes in Physiological Characteristics and Visual Functions.

Hui-Ying Kuo, Ching-Hsiu Ke, Shyan-Tarng Chen, Han-Yin Sun

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hui-Ying KuoDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Ching-Hsiu KeDepartment of Optometry, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 406, Taiwan.
Shyan-Tarng ChenDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
Han-Yin SunDepartment of Optometry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7744-0261
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWCentral Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taiwan is commonly noted for its high prevalence of myopia, as well as a long history of more than 20 years of using atropine to control myopia. However, the clinical implications are rarely discussed. This is a cross-sectional study investigating the influence of topical atropine instillation on ocular physiology, visual function, and visual discomfort in children. Aged 7 to 12 years, 212 schoolchildren were recruited and divided into the atropine group and the non-atropine group. Physiological characteristics such as pupil size and intraocular pressure were measured, and a variety of visual functions was also evaluated. A questionnaire was used to investigate the side effects and visual complaints caused by atropine treatment. There was a significant difference in pupil size (OD: 5.40 ± 0.90 vs. 6.60 ± 1.01 mm; OS: 5.42 ± 0.87 vs. 6.64 ± 1.00 mm,

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atropineintraocular pressuremyopia controlpupil sizethe amplitude of accommodationvisual complaint

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PMID34828767
PMCPMC8623817
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